On November 30, 2011, the Amador Catholic Community, formerly comprised of three distinct parishes, was unified into one. Most Reverend Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento, proclaimed our new patron saint and named our new parish St. Katharine Drexel Parish.  At this historic ceremony, Bishop Soto also installed Rev. Lawrence J. Beck ("Father Larry") as Pastor of St. Katharine Drexel Parish.

Six Catholic churches in Amador County made up the former parishes:  Immaculate Conception Parish (Immaculate Conception and St. Mary of the Mountains Churches), Sacred Heart Parish (Sacred Heart Church), and St. Patrick Parish (St. Patrick, St. Bernard, and Our Lady of the Pines Churches).  All six churches continue to function with their usual Mass schedules.  In addition, St. Katharine Drexel Parish Center houses a small, temporary chapel where Mass is celebrated on Thursdays and Fridays.  The Parish Center is under renovation to become a multi-use facility to serve the social and spiritual needs of the Catholic community of Amador County.

We invite you to view both of the following videos, commemorating the event:

A 10-minute biographical video about our patroness, St. Katharine Drexel.  This video was professionally produced specifically for the dedication ceremony on November 30. Click here to download the video.

A 4-1/2 minute video slideshow from the November 30 dedication ceremony.  Consists of photos taken during the evening.  Photo credits:  Nick Ragusano, Jane Ragusano, Jim Perrine, Connie Wright.  Slideshow created by Nick Ragusano. Click on the photo below to stream the video to your computer.

iPad users:  Download this H.264 version of the video slideshow.

If you are having difficulty viewing the slideshow, please email the webmaster at webmaster@stkatharinedrexel.com